Hey Ian, is there anything in the Mac world which sports real high end specs? I ask out of ignorance, as I haven't seen any true high end systems, but they could certainly exist. For instance, I'm writing from my x64 Vista box which has an Intel Quad Core (2.66 on a 1333 Mhz bus), with 8Gb of DDR3, a 1.5Gb Nvidia video card, and dual 1Tb HDD's. I'm doing a lot of multimedia rendering, so I need the juice. I'm the only PC box in a room full of new (> 6 mos) Macbook Pros, and none of them have anywhere near the performance as my Vista box when running intensive apps, multitasking, or just straight "from click to production" tests.
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 7:09 AM, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > > Why go for Windows at all? > > If you're a writer, a Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard is an excellent > choice. From a hardware perspective there's some things you'll probably > appreciate: > > - The screen is LED not LCD, so text and images are much crisper. > - Backlit keys with an automatic low light sensor. > - By far the most tactile keyboard. > > From an operating system/software perspective: > > - Time > Machine<http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/time-machine.html>... > the best backup system, bar none. > - A built-in research tool that pools results from multiple sources > (dictionary, thesaurus, Wikipedia, and translations) in a single > window<http://images.appleinsider.com/leopard-preview-071004-7.png> > . > - Much better writing > software<http://www.marinersoftware.com/sitepage.php?page=127>than you can > get for Windows. > - If you're heavy on research, > Spotlight<http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/spotlight.html>will save > you days. > - When you combine Spotlight with > Exposé<http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/expose.html>, > you'll wonder why you put up with Windows for so long. > - No need for anti-virus software. > > I use Vista 64-bit on my development machine at work, but only because > we're a .NET software developer. I run Windows 7 Ultimate on my MacBook > (dual-boot with Snow Leopard using Bootcamp) and, whilst it is a little > faster than Vista, the performance increases have been greatly exaggerated. > It is also significantly slower than Snow Leopard on the same hardware. > > Ian > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
